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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I would add to what Dore said below, but I can’t. This sums up my thoughts pretty nicely.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Iago<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ansteorra-archery-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:ansteorra-archery-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Crouchet<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 10, 2013 9:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Archery as a Peer area under A&S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>IMO<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Effort spent chasing a Peerage is wasted. While I think Peerage should be offered to the leaders in all SCA compatible activities, the reality is that it is only available in a few areas. The quickest way to NOT get a Peerage is to demand it. The second quickest is to make a special effort to get one. Consider:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>1. They are not looking for a special effort, they are looking for someone who will do a job long term. You think it is a lot of work to GET a Peerage? The real work begins after you have it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>2. If you do not LOVE the activity you got the Peerage for, you will HATE being a Peer. Why? Because you will be continually served big steaming piles of that activity for the rest of your SCA career.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>3. Most people sitting in working circles (the Peerages, WS, etc.) are convinced that people who are working for the award don't get it, and don't understand what the order does or is about. So the harder you try, the more frustration you buy yourself.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> My advice is simple: Follow your heart. Do what you want to do, and do what needs doing for the activities you love. If you want to do archery, do archery. The fun of that activity is it's own reward. Being part of a community of fellow archers and helping to build that community is a source of satisfaction. Being respected by your fellow archers is high honor. Awards will come -- or not -- and either way they will not change what is inside of you one bit. So if you want to do A&S, by all means do so but don't do it for the cookie.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Christian Doré<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>